Southeast Asian International Students Adjusting to Jordanian Universities: Views From the Field.

Autor/inn/en	Alazzi, Khaled; Al-Jarrah, Abdelnaser
Titel	Southeast Asian International Students Adjusting to Jordanian Universities: Views From the Field.
Quelle	In: Journal of college student development, (2016) 6, S.730-741Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
DOI	10.1353/csd.2016.0071
Schlagwörter	Perceptions; Learning; Host country; Communication; Stress; Studies; Foreign students; Asian students; Researchers; Higher education; Adaptation; Arabic language; Research; Coping; Adjustment; Hypotheses
Abstract	Using a qualitative research methodology, we interviewed 20 Southeast Asian undergraduate students from Malaysia and Indonesia attending universities in northern Jordan to identify any adjustment problems they may have been facing. These international students experienced pressure to succeed from their sponsoring agencies and families, a very common type of stress. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to examine this issue to learn more about this problem and discover possible solutions. These students experienced academic, personal, sociocultural, and/or language problems. We examined how the students defined their situations, as well as the strategies they developed to cope with their problems. The study revealed that Southeast Asian international students attending Jordanian universities experience stress and anxiety from studying abroad for several years, leaving behind family responsibilities, fearing whether they can meet academic goals, and losing all that is familiar (language, culture, friends, food) because of leaving their homeland.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/3/07